Q: Is 1,631,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,631,616 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,631,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 607 672 896 1,214 1,344 1,821 2,428 2,688 3,642 4,249 4,856 7,284 8,498 9,712 12,747 14,568 16,996 19,424 25,494 29,136 33,992 38,848 50,988 58,272 67,984 77,696 101,976 116,544 135,968 203,952 233,088 271,936 407,904 543,872 815,808 and 1,631,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,631,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,631,616, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).